IT was a wet Wednesday morning and we were stuck for something interesting to do with our grandchildren.

We then saw an advertisement for a Roman catapult workshop at the Yorkshire Museum.

Not quite sure what we were in for, we turned up at 11am and the children had a marvellous time.

They learned all about the Romans in York, were provided with equipment to make wonderful working models and went on to a workshop about Roman coins and jewellery.

The staff were superb. The children had the time of their lives and it was quite a serious job to persuade them to come home for lunch. Congratulations to the Museum Service on an excellent idea very well carried out.

G R Williamson,

Greenfield Park Drive,

Stockton Lane,

York.

Updated: 09:03 Tuesday, April 25, 2006